Ireland's schools have suffred from an increase in discipline problems in recent years. A survey published last week on students' behaviour foun that 97% of staff suffered unacceptable levels of verba abbuse, threatening behaviour or problems with truancy. Instead of penalising the schools, the Irish government wanted to offer more support.
The minister for education and science saide that teachers have to address problem behaviour in the classroom, and shoudn't automatically expel the problem students. Of course, there are some factors involved that schools cannot control, including the behaviour of children at home or on the streets. However, the minister believes that the first step is to provide more assistance to the teachers and students in the classroom.
They has suggested a number of different solutions to the problem. The first steps is for schools to identify serious discipline problems. Then, further measures can be implemented. These include providing more support teachers in the classroom, recruiting learning mentors for the problem students and improving communication with parents.
Although there is a long way to go, the minister is confident that these measures will be successful.
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